There is a power switch beside the rear mains socket and a on/off switch and subtle white LED on the front panel. Significantly there are no heatsinks or even perforations on the top plate. 4 conical isolation feet support each unit.
Being mono, each has a single pair of genuine WBT speaker binding posts, one RCA and one balanced input. The Evolution Ones are one of the best looking power amplifiers you’ll ever meet – slim and purposeful with a choice of both black and silver finishes.
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While we noted re-branding of the NuForce Reference 20 to NuPrime, we’ve really had our hands full with the rest of the range, so never made a move on these.Īt the start of 2018, Jason Lim – the CEO at NuPrime – announced the launch of a new flagship amplifier While his boundless enthusiasm and optimism, in terms of launch date, have meant we were a little premature in announcing this model, the good news is they are here now. The remarkable performance of the NuPrime ST-10 stereo power amplifier – which NuPrime themselves have designated ‘ Near Reference’ has been for many people, better than any alternative regardless of cost or size. The emergence of the NuPrime brand has brought the higher end models here – the IDA-16 integrated amplifier, then the even better DAC-10 and ST-10 combination. The earlier NuForce Reference amplifiers never found distribution in New Zealand. *NuPrime is the high end off-shoot of the orginal NuForce company. The succession of models from the first NuForce* Reference 8 to the NuPrime Reference 20 have gained a multitude of highly favourable reviews – some of which we’ve compiled and linked to at the end of this page. For a quick run down on the finer points of this design jump over to the NuPrime site here. The Evolution One takes everything NuPrime have learned from over a decade at the leading edge Class D and switching amplifier design. The NuPrime Evolution One Mono power amplifiers – NZ$7000 each including GST and delivery.Īs so far as NuPrime are concerned, the future of amps is Class D and they intend to be at the top of the pile. With Class D there has been plenty of room for development. They allow some real advances in key parameters such as rise time, frequency range and resolution. They bring real advantages to amplifier design, being highly power efficient, but also powerful. Think of them as a disruptive technology or a sudden evolutionary offshoot. Switching or ‘Class D’ amplifiers as they are often labelled, are significantly different. To make real progress we have to break out of the conventional design mindset. Getting that next 1% of performance gain becomes more difficult and costly. Yet almost all of these amplifiers employ the same basic topology – Class AB or A and all of the refinements come from incremental improvements in individual parts choices, layouts and mechanical design. We have seen a huge body of research and development by some really talented designers and engineers produce some fantastic models. In the world of audio amplifiers, there has been a relatively steady progression from the original tube based designs, the introduction of solid state through to the present. Let’s f ind out how we got to this point…
We think they sound absolutely amazing and believe that… a s an instrument to transport you to the heart of music, they are well worth stretching and saving for. NuPrime’s flagship model – the Evolution One Mono power amplifier sets new standards in audio fidelity, originality of design and value.